Mike Wendling
US officials say hackers linked to the Chinese government are responsible for breaching security at major telecommunications companies and US agencies.
The latest hack, announced on Monday, targeted the US Department of the Treasury, which called the infiltration a "major incident".
Officials said the hackers were able to access employee workstations and some unclassified documents. China denies involvement.
It's the latest in a string of cyber-attacks that have emerged in recent months against US and other Western targets.
What's been hacked?
The treasury department hack followed news in late October that the two major US presidential campaigns were targeted.
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) said the hack targeting the White House campaigns was carried out "by actors affiliated with the People's Republic of China".
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